Cissianti

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The Cissianti were a tribe of Iranian Nomads who likely spoke a Sarmatian language of the Scythian family. They are mentioned by Pliny the Elder as living north of the Amazons and Hyperboreans, with the Cimmeri, Acae, Georgili, Moschi, Cercetae, Phoristae, and Rimphaces. [1]

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  1. ↑ Kennedy, Rebecca F.; Roy, C. Sydnor; Goldman, Max L. (2013-09-01). Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World: An Anthology of Primary Sources in Translation. Hackett Publishing. ISBN   9781624660900.
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